A few weeks ago, the Mets’ visit to Atlanta this week wouldn’t have been a noteworthy occasion. But following one of the best stretches in franchise history, the Mets are now firmly contending for a Wild Card spot. They’re still 8.0 games back of the Braves in the division, making that title a bit of a pipedream right now. But if the Mets were to pull off a sweep in Atlanta, it wouldn’t be crazy to start talking about that.
That’s not to say that a sweep will be easy. The Braves’ offense has averaged 5.39 runs per game, the sixth-best mark in baseball, trailing only the Yankees, Red Sox, Twins, Astros, and Dodgers.